Helen weather in January: Helen, Georgia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Helen in January has a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 29°F, a daily mean of 39°F, holding near 49°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 6.78 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 9°C and low of −2°C, 172 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationHelen
- Station IDUSC00094230
- Location34.70°N 83.73°W
- Elevation1,493 ft (455 m)
- Population630
- Jan 49° 29°
- Feb 53° 31°
- Mar 61° 36°
- Apr 70° 43°
- May 77° 52°
- Jun 83° 61°
- Jul 86° 65°
- Aug 85° 64°
- Sep 80° 58°
- Oct 70° 46°
- Nov 60° 36°
- Dec 51° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Helen in January?
The normal high is 49°F and the normal low 29°F, for a daily mean of 39.0°F. January is 2.5°F cooler than December and 3.0°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Helen and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 49°F on January 1 to 50°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 36°F and 42°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 49°F | 30°F | 35% | 28% |
| January 8 | 49°F | 29°F | 35% | 27% |
| January 15 | 49°F | 29°F | 34% | 26% |
| January 22 | 49°F | 28°F | 33% | 25% |
| January 31 | 50°F | 29°F | 34% | 25% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 21)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 49°F | 30°F | 35% | 28% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 49°F | 30°F | 35% | 28% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 49°F | 30°F | 35% | 28% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 49°F | 30°F | 35% | 28% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 49°F | 30°F | 35% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 49°F | 30°F | 35% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 49°F | 29°F | 35% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 49°F | 29°F | 35% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 49°F | 29°F | 35% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 49°F | 29°F | 35% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 49°F | 29°F | 35% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 49°F | 29°F | 34% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 49°F | 29°F | 34% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 49°F | 29°F | 34% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 49°F | 29°F | 34% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 49°F | 29°F | 34% | 26% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 49°F | 29°F | 34% | 26% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 49°F | 29°F | 34% | 26% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 49°F | 29°F | 34% | 26% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 49°F | 29°F | 33% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 49°F | 28°F | 33% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 49°F | 28°F | 33% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 49°F | 28°F | 33% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 49°F | 28°F | 33% | 25% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 50°F | 28°F | 33% | 25% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 50°F | 28°F | 33% | 25% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 50°F | 29°F | 33% | 25% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 50°F | 29°F | 34% | 25% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 50°F | 29°F | 34% | 25% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 50°F | 29°F | 34% | 25% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 50°F | 29°F | 34% | 25% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 49°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 29°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 6.78 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 20
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00094230; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Helen in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around January 1 (35%). In all, 6.78 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Helen, 20 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00094230.
What are the records for January in Helen?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1956) is 84°F, on January 1, 1985; the coldest is −12°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 14.23 in (1996); the snowiest, 7.5 inches (1970).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 39.0°F: 2021 40.3°F (+1.3), 2022 40.1°F (+1.1). 2 of 2 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.3°F | +1.3°F | 3.56 in |
| 2022 | 40.1°F | +1.1°F | 9.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00094230; recent months: ACIS, station USC00094230. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Helen compare across Georgia?
Across the 101 places PlainClimate covers in Georgia, January normal highs run from 45°F in Mountain City to 67°F in Folkston; Helen's is 49°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.